Sustainable practices are second nature for the majority of students at Colorado State University, according to Jacob Kimiecik, the Director of the Student Sustainability Center. While the City of Fort Collins and CSU work together to reach sustainability goals for the future, alternative transportation, clean energy, a thriving economy and water innovation are just a few of the expected results.
Fort Collins Mayor Wade Troxell is one of 27 mayors in America who signed the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda, encouraging President Obama to fight for a climate agreement at the upcoming 21st Conference to the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris. Mayors from other Colorado cities including Aspen, Denver and Boulder, signed the letter as well. COP21 is the world’s largest climate negotiation, according to Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Fort Collins Jackie Kozak-Thiel.
“So much of the action around climate change in the (United States) and around the world is happening on a local level,” Kozak-Thiel said. “Fort Collins was a natural fit for us to join the national climate action agenda because we had just passed the Climate Action Plan Framework this past March with ambitious goals.” Read more here.